When I wrote about the new Danish vehicle tax scheme finally going into law, I was a bit easy on the details, just listing some new prices. There’s a reason for that. Read on if you don’t mind wasting a few minutes. You probably won’t believe it can be this complicated anyway.
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a report that the so-called Automobile Commission of Denmark published after 18 months of number crunching with the purpose of guiding the government to accomplish its goal of drastically cutting transportation emissions in the country.
The Danish taxation system on vehicles is one of the world’s most expensive, complicated, and confusing of its kind. It has roots reaching a century back when cars var considered a pure luxury item, and not something you would ever own for the purpose of running a business or commute to work.
